Alachua County, Florida Electric Profile

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Gainesville's citizens are charged an average residential electricity rate of 12.35 cents per kilowatt hour. While this is higher than the state average price of 11.82 cents per kilowatt hour it is lower than the nationwide average of 13.45 cents. Power plants in the city generate, on average, 15.17 megawatt hours per citizen from non-renewable fuel sources. Power plants in Gainesville have, unfortunately, caused a 43.14% rise in the amount of non-renewable fuel types burned last year.

The consumption of electricity in Gainesville accounts for 1,115,483,421.39 kilograms of CO2 emissions a year, which is the 7th highest in Florida out of 920 cities. This total results in 8,442.51 kilograms of CO2 emissions per person, which ranks the city 7th highest in Florida for emissions per capita. Natural Gas is the primary fuel in Gainesville, with 67.38% of electricity generation coming from the fuel. Combined with Wood/Wood Waste Solids (19.09%) and Coal (13.31%), these three fuel types make up 2,475,841.99 megawatt hours (or 99.78%) electricity production in the city. Gainesville has the 2nd most electricity producing plants of any city in the state, with 6 total power plants. This is also the 30th most plants per capita in the state.

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Alachua's inhabitants pay an average residential electricity rate of 12.33 cents per kilowatt hour, which is 4.31% more than the average state rate of 11.82 cents and 8.34% lower than the US average of 13.45 cents. Solar power usage for electricity production in the city has increased by 81,082 megawatt hours each year in the past 12 months, which is a 100.00% increase from the year prior. The city is the 26th highest generator out of 920 cities in Florida, averaging 8.22 megawatt hours produced per citizen each year.

Around 1,204.6 kilograms of CO2 emissions per resident are emitted in the city due to electricity consumption, ranking them as the 911th highest polluter in Florida out of 920 cities. A total of 11,885,826.09 kilograms of CO2 emissions are emitted from the city a year. This is enough to rank 605th worst in Florida for total pollution from electricity use. The city has one power generation plant in the city. This is the 18th most power plants within a city and the 19th highest number of plants per capita, out of 920 cities, in the state. Alachua's fuel of choice is Solar, with 100.00% of electricity generation using this fuel.